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Bomis

Bomis was founded in 1996 in San Diego, USA by Jimmy Wales, Michael E. Davis and Tim Shell. It is a Software & IT company that has since closed.

Web portal company whose profits funded the creation of Wikipedia's predecessor, Nupedia.

Defunct Founded 1996 San Diego USA Software & IT
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Bomis founders & co-founders

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Jimmy Wales
Co-founder & CEO
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Michael E. Davis
Co-founder
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Tim Shell
Co-founder

What happened to Bomis’s founders and alumni

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People who worked at or founded Bomis and went on to start their own companies.

Lineage of BomisBomisBomisJimmy WalesJimmy WalesWikipediaWikipediaWiktionaryWiktionaryEnglish Wikipedia Arbitration CommitteeEnglish Wikipedia Arb…Wikimedia Foundation Board of TrusteesWikimedia Foundation …Larry SangerLarry SangerWikipediaWikipediaWiktionaryWiktionaryCitizendiumCitizendiumKnowledge Standards FoundationKnowledge Standards F…Michael E. DavisMichael E. DavisCheeta Teamwear Pty LtdCheeta Teamwear Pty L…
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J 16 founded
Wikipedia 2001 Wiktionary 2002 English Wikipedia Arbitration Committee 2003 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees 2003 Wikibooks 2003 Wikiquote 2003 Wikia 2004 Fandom, Inc. 2004 Wikimedia Commons 2004 Community Central 2004 Wikinews 2004 Wikispecies 2004 Wikia Search 2008 Jimmy Wales Foundation 2015 WikiTribune 2017 Trustcafé 2023
L 4 founded
Wikipedia 2001 Wiktionary 2002 Citizendium 2006 Knowledge Standards Foundation
M 1 founded
Cheeta Teamwear Pty Ltd 2018

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